Category Archives: Decatur Radio

Cishek struggles, Cubs lose 9-8
Manuel Margot drew a bases-loaded walk to walk-off for the Padres in the 10th and beat the Cubs 9-8 in San Diego. Steve Cishek left the stadium with the loss after walking three straight batters to en...
Sep 11, 2019 Marc Choquette / CC

Charges against Bradley Jenkins dropped, officials plan on refiling once evidence is acquired
Bradley Jenkins, the man charged with third-degree domestic assault in connection with the death of his wife Allissa Martin, has had charges against him dropped. Officials say this is because there is...
Sep 10, 2019 Miki Uchida / CC

Twanka Davis update
After being sentenced to 20 years in prison for the death of her daughter, it was revealed that Twanka Davis will serve her time at Logan Correctional Facility in Lincoln, Illinois. Davis, who was not...
Sep 10, 2019 Karen Neoh / CC

DFD crews respond to fire early Sunday
The Decatur Fire Department responded to a house fire on North Union St. shortly before 4 a.m. Sunday. When firefighters arrived on scene, the back of the home was on fire and other crews were called ...
Sep 09, 2019
Woman arrested for obstructing justice in homicide
A 40-year-old woman from Mount Zion has been arrested for obstruction of justice. Her vehicle was parked near where 20-year-old Dontrez Williams was shot over the weekend. Police traced the vehicle to...
Sep 09, 2019

Man arrested for beating daughter with an extension cord
Decatur Police have arrested a 30-year-old man for beating his 13-year-old daughter with an extension cord. Police were sent just after midnight Sunday to North Union Street after receiving a call abo...
Sep 09, 2019 Brook Stevenson / CC

Schools obtain equipment to halt bleeding in event of serious injury
Wednesday the Illinois Terrorism Task Force said it distributed more than 7,000 "Stop the Bleed" kits after the School Safety Working Group made the suggestion. This is part of a national movement hea...
Sep 05, 2019 Medisave UK / CC

Decatur man sentenced to 20 years in prison for involvement in 2015 murder
A man was sentenced to 20 years for his involvement in the murder of Cesley Taylor. Daiquan Cline was sentenced to 20 years in prison after taking a plea deal that involved testifying against one of h...
Sep 05, 2019 Karen Neoh / CC

Warrant issued for suspect in Cody Drew murder
A warrant has been issued for Charles Gardner for first-degree murder. Gardner is alleged to have killed Cody on August 9, 2018 outside of the Winery. Cody was stabbed to death after two men entered t...
Sep 05, 2019 Trending Topics 2019 / CC

Student at U of I charged with hate crime after hanging a noose in an elevator
A student at the University of Illinois, who has been accused of tying and hanging a noose in an elevator at a residence hall, was charged with a hate crime Tuesday. Andrew Smith was reported to schoo...
Sep 04, 2019 Valkry Productions / CC






